First leather craft project

[Ark79]

So ! A few days back I acquired some leather crafting tools and leather (I say some, I mean lots lol) from @1 shot willie . They have been sitting in the room begging to be used, so after many many questions to said 1 shot and a few YouTube vids I decided to jump right in and make a pouch/sheath for my buck folder, wet moulded might I say , I will post up my failures and hopefully success as I go .

few pics of the process

 

[Ark79]

After soaking the leather for 30 seconds I moulded it round the knife and worked it in using my fingers for about 10 minutes, will leave it to dry overnight

 

[1 shot willie]

Excellent Mark...... That is looking very good mate... Keep the pictures and projects coming.

 

[Ark79]

Cheers mate

 

[saxonaxe]

Is that it finished, how are you going to hang that board on your belt?







Stupid boy Sax.....

 

[Bam]

Look forward to your adventures in leather... no, wait, that didn't sound right....

 

[Ark79]

Is that it finished, how are you going to hang that board on your belt?







Stupid boy Sax.....

I was thinking ahead sax , because when all goes wrong , it’s a wall mount

 

[Ark79]

Look forward to your adventures in leather... no, wait, that didn't sound right....

oooohh matron

 

[Ystranc]

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result Mark

 

[1 shot willie]

Are you going to dye the leather Mark?.......or leave it natural?

 

[Ark79]

@1 shot willie

dying it buddy, just waiting on it arriving light tan buddy

 

[Ark79]

@Ystranc cheers buddy

 

[Ark79]

Bevelled both sides and punched the holes in the face section of the pouch For the stitching , going to punch the holes out for the snap on button then I have to wait on the glue arriving tonight and the dye in a couple of days... it’s not perfect but am definitely happy with it so far, there’s a few tooling marks on it, however that’s down to the learning curve . Here’s a few pics

 

[Joecole]

Bevelled both sides and punched the holes in the face section of the pouch For the stitching , going to punch the holes out for the snap on button then I have to wait on the glue arriving tonight and the dye in a couple of days... it’s not perfect but am definitely happy with it so far, there’s a few tooling marks on it, however that’s down to the learning curve . Here’s a few pics

I wouldn't complain about that for a first attempt Mark

 

[Ark79]

Thanks joe

 

[Bam]

That looks good mate, can't believe its your first effort.

 

[Ark79]

Cheers andy

 

[1 shot willie]

Looking very good Mark.......as already said......brilliant for a first effort
Enjoying following this mate......thanks for sharing

 

[Ark79]

Cheers bill really satisfying and relaxing

 

[Ark79]

@1 shot willie taking your advice and giving the saddle stitch a go, watched a few vids on it and it’s definitely a skill to acquire.. doesn’t look easy lol, I’m predicting pricked fingers with a lot of sweary words best attempting it when the kids are asleep me thinks